Cattle-stanchion.



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011 :1111: summon. APPLICATION FILED N017. 1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

' INVENTOR 62/7 4 55' a E/Mu/v ATTORNEYS CHARLES OTTO BRAUN, O13 BBILLION, WISCONSIN.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Orro BRAUN, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof Brillion, in the county of Calumet and State of IVisconsin, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stanchions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in cattle stanchions and has for an object among others to provide a novel construction of stanchion wherein the stanchion will be locked or held in position after the cow has entered her head when the stanchion is open, and will be free to turn when the cow has her head locked in the stanchion; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of a stanchion embodying my invention with the bars in locked position, in which position they will hold the head of the animal and can be freely turned as desired. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on about line 2 42 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail section illustrating the construction at the upper end of the stanchion for locking the swing ing bar of the stanchion and for freeing the latch which holds the stanchion from turning when not in use. Fig. 4 is a detail section on about line 4:-4: of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the latch showing the reinforcing plate therein. Fig. 6 is a detail section showing a somewhat diiferent construction of guide bail from that shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 7 is a detail section illustrating the hook bolt carried by the base bar of the stanchion.

As shown, the stanchion has a base bar A, an upright B, and a top bar C, the upright being fixed at its opposite ends to the base and top bar as shown, and the bars A and C extending in the same direction from the upright. A swinging bar D is pivoted at its lower end at D to the end of the base A opposite the upright B, and may be adjusted at its pivoted end toward and from the upright B in order to adapt the stanchion to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 1, 1909.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Serial No. 525,713.

large or small cattle, a plurality of holes being provided in the base bar for the pivot bolt at D as best shown in Fig. l of the drawing. At its upper end the swinging bar D operates in a slot C formed in the end of the bar C opposite the upright B, and when adjusted to locked position as shown in Fig. 1, the upper end of the swinging bar D projects above the upright C and is beveled at D to operate upon the latch E and throw the said latch to the position shown in Fig. 1, when the stanchion is adjusted to locked position. By this construction, when the swinging bar is thrown into locked position wherein it is held by the bolt F, it opcrates to release the latch E by adjusting the said latch to the position shown in Fig. 1, all of which will be more fully described hereinafter. The bolt F is pivoted at F and rides upon the upper end of the swing ing bar D in the adjustment of the said bar D from the position shown in full lines Fig. 3, and dotted lines Fig. 1, to the position shown in full lines Fig. 1, and dotted lines Fig. 3. In the position shown in Fig. 1, the bolt F locks the swinging bar- D in position to hold the head of the cattle and the swinging bar D holds the latch E- out of locked position so the stanchion can turn freely about the bolt G as is desired in the use of the invention.

The bolt G is supported from above, it may be by means of a bail-shape bar H as shown in Fig. 1, to which the bolt G is fixed and held from turning, and the bolt is provided with an angular lower portion G which projects above the top bar C and with a relatively reduced portion G above the angular portion Gr, see Figs. 1 and 2. When the latch E is in the position shown in Fig. 1, its opening E will be over the reduced portion G of the bolt, the latch being adjusted to such position by lifting it at its end opposite its pivot E which is accomplished by the swinging bar D before described. Tlien when the bar D is thrown outwardly in opening the stanchion, the latch E will drop to the position shown in Fig. 3, in which its angular opening E will fit the angular portion G of the bolt, thus 7 locking the stanchion from turning when open so it will always be in position, when open, to receive the head of the animal.

In the operation of the; described construction, it will be noticed that whenever the stanchion is locked as shown in Fig. 1, it is capable of turning freely upon the bolt G,

andwhen the stanchion is open it is locked freely. turn, and when position to toward or from the upright B;

In constructing the bolt Gr it will be noticed that it has an upper portion .about which the latch can freely turn, and the lower portion interlocking with the latch so that when the latch is'raised the stanchion may the latchis lowered the stanchion will be held fromturning.

In securing the lower end of the stanchion I provide it with a link 'I-I, sliding back and forth on ab'ail I. This bail may be formed as shown in Fig.: 2,-in which it projects slightlyat its opposite ends'beyond its supporting block J, or the bail may be constructed as shown in Fig. 6' in-which it has at one end and may a projecting portion K be reversed in order that this projecting :portion may project to the front or rear as may be desirable in the use of the'invention. In. pivoting the bolt F at F I prefer to do this by extending the ends of a plate L, which plate L operatesas an abutmentor stop for the swinging bar D when the latter is thrown to open position and has its ends extended forming ears L, between which the bolt F is pivoted at F as will be under stood from Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. It will be'noticed that the block H to swhioh the yoke H issecured is adjustably 7 V 1 connected byholesH so that it maybe set forward. or. back in suchmanner'as to adjustthestanchion back and forward relative to the gutter in order to adapt the stanchionv for long or short cattle as the case may be.

I claim- V n1.-A:cattle stanchion .having a top bar and a bolt supporting the same and project'- an angular ingabove the said top'bar,said bolt having portion projecting above the top bar, and a relatively reduced portion above saidangular portion, a latch pivoted at one end and movable vertically at its other end and provided between its ends with an opening fitting the angular portion of the bolt and adapted toturn freely about the re- '60 duced upper portion of the bolt, 2. swingsition whereby to free the latch gagement with the bolt, and means for holding the swinging bar in locked position substantially as set forth.

2. In" a stanchion the combination with a top bar, and a .bolt projectingabove the lifting the latch out of interlocked position in the closed position of the stanchion, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination in a stanchion of a top bar, a bolt therefor having a lower angular portion and a relatively small upper portion and a latch having a movement in the direction of length of the bolt whereby it may be adjusted to operate in connection with the smaller portion of the bolt to permit the stanchion to turn or in connection with the angular portion of the bolt to lock the stanchion from turning.

4. The combination in a stanchion with a top bar, a bolt, and a latch pivoted at one end whereby itmay move up and down on the bolt and dropping into position to en gage the bolt whereby to lock the bolt and stanchion from turning, of a swinging bar operating beneath the free end of said latch whereby it may lift the same to release it from engagement with the bolt, and means for holding the swinging bar in locked position, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination in a stanchion of a topbar, a bolt on which the top bar may be turned, a latch for engaging the bolt to lock the bar from turning, a swinging bar operating to free said latch from engagement with the bolt, and means for holding the swinging bar in locked position.

'6. A stanchion which can be opened and closed combined with, means about which the stanchion canturn when closed, and a latch movable into engagement with said means when the stanchion is opened whereby to lock the stanchion from turning, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination in a stanchion of a bar, a bolt having an angular portion about which the bar may be turned and a relatively smaller portion Ivertically offset with respect to the angular portion, a latch connected with the bar andhavin a movement in the direction of length of the bolt whereby it may be adjusted to' operate in connection with the smaller portion of the "bolt topermit the stanchion to turn, or in connection with the angular portion of the bolt to lockthe stanchion from turning. ing bar operating at its upper. end'to lift the said latch when the bar is in locked pofrom en- 7 8. A stanchion which'can be opened and closed, means about which the stanchion can turn "when closed, a latch interlocking with said means when the stanchion is open and locking the stanchion from turning in such adjustment of the parts substantially as set forth.

9. The improvement herein described comprising a stanchion, a bolt suspending the stanchion, means carried by the stanchion and interlocking With the bolt for locking the stanchion from turning When the stanchion is opened and means for automatically releasing said interlocking means When the stanchion is closed.

CHARLES OTTO BRAUN. Witnesses: GEO. E. DAWSON, F. C. JENSEN.

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